Chapter 51 Patient Assessment- Integumentary System

Chapter 51  Patient Assessment- Integumentary System

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1.
A nurse is completing an integumentary assessment on a patient. Which of the following specific techniques is part of this assessment? Select all that apply.
A)
Auscultation
B)
Tapping
C)
Palpation
D)
Comparison
E)
Identification
F)
Inspection

2.
A patient is receiving education related to skin cancer. The nurse explains to the patient that skin lesions are variously described by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A)
Odor
B)
Color
C)
Texture
D)
Shape
E)
Cause
F)
General appearance

3.
A nurse compares normal to abnormal vascular findings during a skin assessment. Which of the following are considered normal vascular findings? Select all that apply.
A)
Purpura
B)
Cherry angioma
C)
Spider angioma
D)
Nevus flammeus
E)
Urticaria
F)
Capillary hemangioma

4.
Skin color is determined by the presence of which of the following pigments? Select all that apply.
A)
Carboxyhemoglobin
B)
Deoxyhemoglobin
C)
Melanin
D)
Pallor
E)
Hemoglobin
F)
Carotene

5.
Which of the following are characteristic of nonpitting edema? Select all that apply.
A)
Redness
B)
Fluid leakage
C)
Tenderness
D)
Dryness
E)
Scaling
F)
Warmth

Answer Key

1.
C, F
2.
B, D, E, F
3.
B, D, F
4.
B, C, E, F
5.
A, C, F